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Oreimo is a classic, the characters are all memorable and have their own quirks that make them unique and funny, the story is good and has a nice pace. The jokes will have you cracking up constantly and the acting in this show is second to none, all characters are emoted very well and even feel pretty believable at times. The OVA episodes are good and close the story in an alright way, if you look
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Oreimo is a classic, the characters are all memorable and have their own quirks that make them unique and funny, the story is good and has a nice pace. The jokes will have you cracking up constantly and the acting in this show is second to none, all characters are emoted very well and even feel pretty believable at times. The OVA episodes are good and close the story in an alright way, if you look at it maturely. You need to take it as it is, lose your own perspective and look at it through the character's eyes. The OVA episodes, after watching them, will grow on you. (It takes a while but, they do, trust me.) Even with all that, this Anime remains amazing and if you're reading this before you watch it, you should definitely check it out, you won't regret it.

I fell in love with Oreimo no lifing season 1 and 2 in one day. Then the OVA came out. That's when I realized I have watched one of the worst animes of all time. Please just don't watch it you would've wasted your time. It's painful. THE ANIME WAS SO GOOD. The ending just destroyed it... Once again don't watch Oreimo.

I saw the two seasons of Oreimo in two days. I was really hooked on it. It was a roller coaster with all of its serious, emotional moments as well as it's awesome comedy sprinkled in the mix. I even saw the "other" final episodes for both seasons that Crunchroll didn't include. I saw them all except the very..last..one for season 2. Without getting into spoilers, that final arc went off the beaten
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I saw the two seasons of Oreimo in two days. I was really hooked on it. It was a roller coaster with all of its serious, emotional moments as well as it's awesome comedy sprinkled in the mix. I even saw the "other" final episodes for both seasons that Crunchroll didn't include. I saw them all except the very..last..one for season 2. Without getting into spoilers, that final arc went off the beaten path and things got weird, fast. I invested sooo much time in this anime to have it all shatter in front of my eyes. Now I read about what happened in episode 16, but

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knowing that makes it more frustrating as it negates everything from that very arc

. I abandoned ship while it was sinking and never looked back. It was a very cool anime otherwise!

Alright why is this Mass effect the Anime? Well as you might imagine It's pretty damn good until the ending, which runs the whole series, its rushed, makes no sense and just sucks. The rest of the series provides interesting commentary into the otaku culture. It questions societies judgement and begs the question; how much can society's laws rule us? I had a lot of fun with the anime. I was
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Alright why is this Mass effect the Anime? Well as you might imagine It's pretty damn good until the ending, which runs the whole series, its rushed, makes no sense and just sucks. The rest of the series provides interesting commentary into the otaku culture. It questions societies judgement and begs the question; how much can society's laws rule us? I had a lot of fun with the anime. I was actually saving the last three episodes, because I wanted to savor them.

*Spoilers*
The rejection by Kyosuke of Kureneko and Ayase was really touching and hit home, I genuinely felt bad for them, but it's sad that the only thing that sticks with me after all the fun i had with the series is the last ten minutes. Those Goddamn last five minutes ruined the series for me.
*Spoilers end*
I hear there is a visual novel or something where you can get a different ending but really skip the freaking ending 3/5 for the freaking ending

I've seen similar themed animes pop up from time to time pretty often in the past. Oreimo is the only one that I've ever seen that had the guts to "go there". This story is more real-to-life while retaining some ridiculous anime virtues at the same time =) Love it.

AND, as someone who has their own experience in a love that people around them may not approve of, I can actually relate to alot
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I've seen similar themed animes pop up from time to time pretty often in the past. Oreimo is the only one that I've ever seen that had the guts to "go there". This story is more real-to-life while retaining some ridiculous anime virtues at the same time =) Love it.

AND, as someone who has their own experience in a love that people around them may not approve of, I can actually relate to alot of the story. Yeah that's right i said it! lol I think this story was actually really sweet and touching. Definitely worth it if you are interested in seeing alternative romance ;p

Just a few weeks ago, I decided to start watching Oreimo after always hearing about it. I made my way through the first season and bought the complete season from Amazon so I could watch the OVAs, and I really found myself loving the show. It's very simple when you get right down to it, but at the same time can be very involved.

To say I enjoyed the series would be accurate, however at the
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Just a few weeks ago, I decided to start watching Oreimo after always hearing about it. I made my way through the first season and bought the complete season from Amazon so I could watch the OVAs, and I really found myself loving the show. It's very simple when you get right down to it, but at the same time can be very involved.

To say I enjoyed the series would be accurate, however at the end of the 2nd season and its OVAs, I felt very conflicted. Almost like I had not seen a true end to the show but merely a 'and we're done'.

I want more, but I can see that I most likely will not get it. I can't even say I'm upset at the end either because it is the one I was most pulling for even if ultimately things will be much harder for Kyousuke here-on-out.

I definitely recommend the series to anyone on the fence about watching it and even if you are set against it; give the show a chance. You may find yourself surprised.

This was amazing! First let me just say this is not your typical anime...after watching everything you will soon unerstand what I mean. I really enjoyed all the characters in this anime and I feel that other people should watch this all the way through!
I give this a 10/10 for all the feels!

Great anime all the way through, although I was slightly ticked off at some of the filler episodes. The ending made my cry just a little bit, but hey, they were manly tears. It was a great story all the way through about a little sister's love for her older brother. It was an amazing anime, and I loved how it went along with the story. I give it a 9/10, mostly because of just random filler
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Great anime all the way through, although I was slightly ticked off at some of the filler episodes. The ending made my cry just a little bit, but hey, they were manly tears. It was a great story all the way through about a little sister's love for her older brother. It was an amazing anime, and I loved how it went along with the story. I give it a 9/10, mostly because of just random filler episodes. This is one of those animes I won't forget for a long time. ^.^

I declare any show to be perfect if it can bring me to tears (from the humour, or the feels...)

This was one of them.

Oreimo had been an enjoyable experience, from Season 1, all the way to the end of 2.
From Season 1, we see Kirino in the Otaku lifestyle, something that some of us can relate to... well, maybe not "Otaku" but other types of labels such as "Nerds" or
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I declare any show to be perfect if it can bring me to tears (from the humour, or the feels...)

This was one of them.

Oreimo had been an enjoyable experience, from Season 1, all the way to the end of 2.
From Season 1, we see Kirino in the Otaku lifestyle, something that some of us can relate to... well, maybe not "Otaku" but other types of labels such as "Nerds" or "Geeks".

This furthermore looks into the depths of a High School Student's lifestyle, just trying to hide and/or acknowledge the fact that he/she enjoys playing eroge, whilst trying to live a normal student's life.

Onto relationships. Besides the obnoxious harem between Kyousuke and his fellow admirers, the "relationships" can be defined as something that is more real, than that of reality's. What I mean here, is that the emotions evoked from fictional characters can impact the audience greater than the audience experiencing "relationships" from reality.
Characters fight one another, they make up to one another and we (as an audience) find ourselves growing along with them, I can't really say that every single character has grown perfectly, but that just gives the characters an even greater realism. If you don't understand this, I'm sorry, but this is only how I can explain it.

Now, the music. The Opening of the Second season was definitely a nostalgic turn for me, it really did bring out the similarities of the two seasons, besides that, the ending songs are all different just how I like it. Overall catchy and one to be remembered.

If anyone is going to ask me "Hey, how was the show?". I would praise this show to something beyond praise...something that words cannot describe.
I enjoyed this show to a whole new level and I am sure I will come back in the near future to re-watch the series, and to read the novels again.

About the Show

Kyosuke Kosaka, a normal 17-year-old high school student living in Chiba, has not gotten along with his younger sister Kirino in years. For longer
Kyosuke Kosaka, a normal 17-year-old high school student living in Chiba, has not gotten along with his younger sister Kirino in years. For longer than he can remember, Kirino has ignored his comings and goings and looked at him with spurning eyes. It seemed as if the relationship between Kyōsuke and his sister, now fourteen, would continue this way forever. One day however, Kyosuke finds a DVD case of a magical girl anime which had fallen in his house's entrance way.
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